Indian Lake
Indian Lake to Speculator and Wells: Ride 1/24/20
1/26/20 – 8AM UPDATE: Well… Ended up with 4 inches of wet cement mix at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake! Always nice to get the unexpected bounce every now and again. ? 1/24/20 Report When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t sure whether I’d bother riding. But by 11:30am, I was about to […]
Moose River Plains! Update 1/8/20
Between the snows we’ve picked up this week, snow pack is 8-14+ inches in Indian Lake and upwards of a foot-and-a-half or more in Moose River Plains. In other words, it’s looking like winter in ilsnow land. 🙂 We rounded up the Indian Lake Lost Boyz of Winter for this ride: Crazy Cal, Matty and […]
Spring Ride! Update 3/27/19
I actually tried this ride on Tuesday. Even with the strong late-March sun, the crusty snow was not breaking up in the woods or the lakes enough to keep the heat-exchangers happy, even with ice scratchers deployed. In particular, Indian Lake was hard as a brick, even into the afternoon as temperatures didn’t even break […]
One More Weekend! Update 3/22/19
11:55 PM FRIDAY Update: After our 5 inches melted down to 2-3 inches, we picked up another inch or two of snow at night. Falling temperatures were making the wet snow “set up” on the trails. Groomers should be able to work some magic on Saturday once the trails have fully firmed up. The melting […]
First day of Spring! Ride 3/20/19
It was such a beautiful day that it would have been a crime not to take a snowmobile ride with that endless blue sky. After a morning low of 8*F, I waited for the March sun to become my friend and break up the hard trail surface before setting out. Snow was getting nice and […]
